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Best Buy - Samsung Z Flip3 Arbitrage $100

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Best Buy is offering $600 in Best Buy credits for a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G.

Best Buy is selling a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G for $500 when connecting it via a carrier. No installment required.

In a state with no sales tax, you can flip the phone back to Best Buy and get $100 extra back, or as low as $50 in a high sales tax state.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sams...Id=6472882
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Best Buy is offering $600 in Best Buy credits for a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G.

Best Buy is selling a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G for $500 when connecting it via a carrier. No installment required.

In a state with no sales tax, you can flip the phone back to Best Buy and get $100 extra back, or as low as $50 in a high sales tax state.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sams...Id=6472882

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Model: Samsung - Galaxy Z Flip3 5G 128GB - Phantom Black (T-Mobile)

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May 20, 2022
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mcdalgun
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went into the store to trade in my iPhone XR and the rep told me they can only do the trade in on the unlocked phone NOT on the regular Verizon Upgrade which is 499.

so total comes out to be
799(unlocked) - 300(XR trade in) + tax..

am I doing something wrong? 😩
May 21, 2022
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StrongLumber5422
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Data point: I went in store to trade in my T-Mobile Galaxy S21. At first she said I can't get the increased trade in value because she can't put in a promo code, and I tried to explain to her to use promo code "samsung". She called another employee and he showed her how to enter code (at end of trade in process).

Once she was able to confirm the $450, I asked if I could get the Z Flip3 $499 T-Mobile deal instead of the unlocked version. She said I can't, and can only get one promo. I asked if it would give me a gift card, and she said yes.

Once she looked at the options when making the purchase, she said that after looking at it, I could get the T-Mobile version for $499. She rang me up, and after taxes, my total was $86.

This is definitely a slick deal. I can now trade the Z Flip3 for $800 towards a S22U.
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May 21, 2022
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SpinControl
May 21, 2022
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Quote from OGSDER :
I'm a long time Android lover, but iMessage, Facetime and AirTags have me by the balls.
Facetime is nice, but so many different offerings today that work fine for video conference...and with more than one person. Facetime had its day when all the other apps for VC were bad. Phones and tablets can stream 4k now, and it is LTE and 5G, with 3gb RAM minimum on phones, so branch out.

Heck, even the Brave browser has integrated FREE video conferencing with up to 4 people.

A for iMessage, AirTags, and your naked selfies on iCloud, I can't help you there. I think there's an alternative to AirTags for Android, but I don't use them, so IDK. I think the Apple store is more secure, but I think some apps are lacking also. I love my Calendar Alarm on Android that interfaces with Google calendar. I just got an iPhone from work and no such app I could find...bummer.
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May 21, 2022
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needgeech
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Quote from mcdalgun :
went into the store to trade in my iPhone XR and the rep told me they can only do the trade in on the unlocked phone NOT on the regular Verizon Upgrade which is 499.

so total comes out to be
799(unlocked) - 300(XR trade in) + tax..

am I doing something wrong? 😩
The normal Verizon trade in value on the XR stinks, but assuming you can't do the Samsung TIV promo on the Verizon version of Flip. . .should be cheaper to just do the normal trade in on Verizon model. . .if price is more important than unlocked version Flip3

$499(Verizon) - $135 (XR trade in) + tax
May 21, 2022
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mcdalgun
May 21, 2022
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Quote from needgeech :
The normal Verizon trade in value on the XR stinks, but assuming you can't do the Samsung TIV promo on the Verizon version of Flip. . .should be cheaper to just do the normal trade in on Verizon model. . .if price is more important than unlocked version Flip3

$499(Verizon) - $135 (XR trade in) + tax
yeah 😩do u know if I'm able to unlock it after getting the verizion?
May 21, 2022
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daydream3r
May 21, 2022
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I got a really weird situation that came out better for me. Was supposed to trade in my Z-flip for the S22U but the guy didn't know how to process it so he send me to customer service for me to do the trade in first. He processed the trade in but added in the $200 promotion so I got the $800 Gift card, Since I didn't want the S22U much, I just decided not to buy the S22U and kept the $800 Best Buy GC.
May 21, 2022
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FrozENFyRe
May 21, 2022
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Quote from daydream3r :
I got a really weird situation that came out better for me. Was supposed to trade in my Z-flip for the S22U but the guy didn't know how to process it so he send me to customer service for me to do the trade in first. He processed the trade in but added in the $200 promotion so I got the $800 Gift card, Since I didn't want the S22U much, I just decided not to buy the S22U and kept the $800 Best Buy GC.
Thats perfect. Spend $500. Get $800. Thats what im trying to do... but some stores making me actually BUY the phone, which i will then return to get the entire GC value

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May 21, 2022
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daydream3r
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Quote from FrozENFyRe :
Thats perfect. Spend $500. Get $800. Thats what im trying to do... but some stores making me actually BUY the phone, which i will then return to get the entire GC value
I don't want to abuse the system too much.

edit: also there are also none left around me.
May 21, 2022
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sunnny45678
May 21, 2022
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Quote from daydream3r :
I got a really weird situation that came out better for me. Was supposed to trade in my Z-flip for the S22U but the guy didn't know how to process it so he send me to customer service for me to do the trade in first. He processed the trade in but added in the $200 promotion so I got the $800 Gift card, Since I didn't want the S22U much, I just decided not to buy the S22U and kept the $800 Best Buy GC.
I did the same...
May 21, 2022
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wakko
May 21, 2022
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Will best buy order these for you and ship to your house? Or do you have to come back?
May 21, 2022
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taleefoonka
May 21, 2022
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Quote from SpinControl :
Facetime is nice, but so many different offerings today that work fine for video conference...and with more than one person. Facetime had its day when all the other apps for VC were bad. Phones and tablets can stream 4k now, and it is LTE and 5G, with 3gb RAM minimum on phones, so branch out.

Heck, even the Brave browser has integrated FREE video conferencing with up to 4 people.

A for iMessage, AirTags, and your naked selfies on iCloud, I can't help you there. I think there's an alternative to AirTags for Android, but I don't use them, so IDK. I think the Apple store is more secure, but I think some apps are lacking also. I love my Calendar Alarm on Android that interfaces with Google calendar. I just got an iPhone from work and no such app I could find...bummer.
I've been an Android fan since my first smartphone T-mobile G1, not just crazy fan but addicted, I loved the customization. Not only I use android phones but I've been rooting all my phones right after I purchase them. I avoided any phone that had a locked bootloader.

Android flexibility is amazing, from free apps to excellent notifications, multi-window app switching, google apps, 4k screens and multiple size options along with even ultimate multitask capability like note devices. Keyboard choices voice recognition is one of the features that Apple won't match any time soon. Native call recording, rooting and changing network bands and forcing the phone to connect specific tower or network, basically unlimited customization.

G1 was my first smartphone, then Nexus One, Even 4g, Evo 3D, HTC M One, S3, basically I was getting the best android flagship every year, my last android phone is the S22 Ultra which replaced my old FOLD 3.

...... With all that said I finally switched to IOS and Iphone. It's one of my saddest day. There's no operating system that I hate more than Apple. It's just bad and crazy.
let me give you easy example, I recorded some videos with my iPhone 13 pro max and I wanted to transfer these videos to my PC, guess what, it was almost impossible, it will take hours and hours and hours. 120 GB videos to couple hours, on the other hand my guess how long S22 ultra transferred these videos??? unded 1 minutes!!!

Iphone don't have USB C and if you record high quality videos lighting cable will take forever and the alternative option is basically wirelessly and that will take even more time.

Using IOS is pain, almost no contamazation whatsoever. I've been using Swifty Key keypoard for my entire life and Apple won't allow me use the keyboard as the main one because that's what apple does. Basically it's a locked system, it's a beautiful girl who can only stay in her house unless her family members are with her, she can't go outside alone.

These are the reasons that I ended up switching to IOS.

1- Imessage:- it's so important that it will effect even my work. Our manager and the owner of the company always text us, if one of us is using an android phone then Apple changes the entire experience of the group message, now saddently you can't react, you can't like, you can't receive big or even medium files and videos, basically it's a useless service and everyone in the group will hate you, basically they will remove me from the list eventually. That's the reason Google and other carriers are fighting with Apple to join the RC.... I don't have the full name but basically it's a universal massaging app which gives the same experience on all parts but apple declined it.

2- Social Media apps:- almost all of them don't use android cameras, Samsung and Google said they fixed it but that's not true, I got the Pixel and the S22 and yes I can confirm that they didn't fix anything. Iphone is still the king of this department. If you use social media a lot then unfortunately you don't have a choice.
3- Battery life and screen brightness:- I could actually live with these but all S22U and FOLD3 and Pixel 6pro had terrible battery life, also screen brightness changes sometimes without your adjustment, it's either too bright or too dim, Iphone's brightness is unmatched. I've never needed to adjust it wether I'm outside or indoor.

4- App quality and features:- Both android and IOS have almost every possible app, but the problem android is facing is that apps are not as reliable as IOS. Appls show notifications even after you clear those notifications, apps send multiple notifications for the same item even after you clear it or sometimes don't even show the notifications unless you refresh the app. Features like E-sim is good on Iphone, almost all android phones have very unreliable esim managment.

Samsung had the killer Samsung pay feature but they discontinued and now they offer android pay which is not as good as Apple pay.

Yes, I'm still in love with android, I still prefer the android world but due to those issues, I have no choice but to keep using Iphone. Sad.....
May 21, 2022
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stealthytolkien
May 21, 2022
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Quote from SpinControl :
Facetime is nice, but so many different offerings today that work fine for video conference...and with more than one person. Facetime had its day when all the other apps for VC were bad. Phones and tablets can stream 4k now, and it is LTE and 5G, with 3gb RAM minimum on phones, so branch out.

Heck, even the Brave browser has integrated FREE video conferencing with up to 4 people.

A for iMessage, AirTags, and your naked selfies on iCloud, I can't help you there. I think there's an alternative to AirTags for Android, but I don't use them, so IDK. I think the Apple store is more secure, but I think some apps are lacking also. I love my Calendar Alarm on Android that interfaces with Google calendar. I just got an iPhone from work and no such app I could find...bummer.
This may be a "me" thing but I personally find any android keyboard really painful to type on. Their phones (Samsung / Pixel), tend to be a bit narrower than iPhone, thereby making their on screen keys narrower. I tried to get used to one for six months but I just couldn't. Used SwiftKey, GBoard, you name it. And, I think the autocorrect still works way better on iOS, next word prediction is neck to neck on both ecosystems.

I couldn't care less about iMessage / FaceTime and other apps. But the typing (which I do a ton) is what keeps me from going to Android phones. Somehow iOS feels so much more natural.
May 21, 2022
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taleefoonka
May 21, 2022
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Quote from stealthytolkien :
This may be a "me" thing but I personally find any android keyboard really painful to type on. Their phones (Samsung / Pixel), tend to be a bit narrower than iPhone, thereby making their on screen keys narrower. I tried to get used to one for six months but I just couldn't. Used SwiftKey, GBoard, you name it. And, I think the autocorrect still works way better on iOS, next word prediction is neck to neck on both ecosystems.

I couldn't care less about iMessage / FaceTime and other apps. But the typing (which I do a ton) is what keeps me from going to Android phones. Somehow iOS feels so much more natural.
Keyboard is one of the worst experiences I have had with my iPhone. Billions of people speak and type other languages so they will need to have the option to change the default keyboard which is impossible in IOS. I've been using Swifty Key since it was launched and I saved my data in there and there's no way I can change the stock keyboard on an Iphone. Yes you can change it but it changes back automatically, it's not reliable and doesn't even worth it. If you're happy with the default keyboard then that's no problem but the issue is those people who use other keybards.
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You will end up with extra $100 and a type C Cable too.
Tell me more about this type C cable

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Quote from AlpineMan :
Google Messages (RCS), Google Duo, and Samsung SmartTag are the equivalent of those in Android.
I've had almost every single Tile, and I've concluded that I hate no company more than Tile. When I need them, they never work, even when it's feet or inches away. AirTags work ALL THE TIME. I misplace my keys and wallet, and I have no problem finding it. I put them in my luggage as intended, and they work.

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